For sugar-white sand and crystal-clear water, Clearwater, Florida takes the cake as one of the best beach destinations.

Of the two Florida beach destinations that landed on the national list, Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park ranked the highest at No. 4. The park in Naples, a roughly 165-mile drive south from Tampa, ...

Towering granite boulders and palms dot the perimeter of this beautiful white-sand beach, and a nearby coral reef keeps the waters calm and ideal for wading. This stretch of sheltered beach on ...